Pseudalsophis hoodensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Pseudalsophis hoodensis, otherwise known as the Espanola racer, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The word "hoodensis" is derived from the word Hood, which is another name for Española Island. The snake is endemic to Española Island in the Galápagos Islands. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hood Island Racer sighting in Galápagos Islands on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 26th most-seen of the 31 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and June–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hood Island Racer in Galápagos Islands on a given day, against under 5% in January and March–May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hood Island Racer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Galápagos Islands, in our data
Galápagos Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hood Island Racer sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Pseudalsophis
The closest relatives of the Hood Island Racer that you can see in Galápagos Islands (genus Pseudalsophis, Galápagos and Elegant Racers) are Fernandina Racer (about 10%), Striped Galapagos Snake (about 10%) and Santa Cruz Racer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hood Island Racer is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Galápagos Islands (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
